Ares Management Corporation (ARES) is a Asset Management company in the Financial Services sector, currently trading at $112.61. It has a SharesGrow Score of 70/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 4 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of ARES = $150.49 (+33.6% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is ARES = $179 (+59.2% upside).
Valuation: ARES trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 43.5 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 2.19.
Financials: revenue is $6.5B, +28.8%/yr average growth. Net income is $527M, growing at +64.9%/yr. Net profit margin is 8.2% (thin). Gross margin is 74.8% (+34.1 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $14.9B against $4.3B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 3.49, leveraged). Current ratio is 2.24 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 51.4%. Total assets: $29.0B.
Analyst outlook: 16 / 21 analysts rate ARES as buy (76%) — strong consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 50/100 (Partial), Growth 100/100 (Pass), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 33/100 (Fail), Moat 80/100 (Pass), Future 85/100 (Pass), Income 45/100 (Partial).
